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Power Electronics Intern (Winter 2027)

Astranis

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 29 - 29

Posted: 26 September 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 24 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe large enterprises sovereign governments and the US military.

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime data security network visibility and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the worlds best investors including Andreessen Horowitz Baillie Gifford Blackrock Fidelity Franklin Templeton and Snowpoint and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs builds and operates its satellites out of its 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.

Power Electronics Intern (Winter 2027)

Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university.

As an Intern you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.

Role

Work with the power engineering team to build and test flight hardware
Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
Design prototype circuits
Bringup and debug designs in the lab
Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
Coordinate assembly integration and environmental test efforts

Requirements

Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
Interest in learning about designing and working with power electronics systems
A passion for hardware development including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
Demonstrated ability to personally design build and test hardware from scratch
Dont meet them all Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Bonus

Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice PSPICE ADS etc)
Comfortable with soldering and rework
Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply oscilloscope multimeter etc)
Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)
Experience with Python

The base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour.

Base Hourly Pay

$29 - $29 USD

U.S. Citizenship Lawful Permanent Residency or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the United States or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

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